Tag Archives: commerce

PayPal Says Mobile Payments To Hit $3 Billion

Published on Friday, January 13th by Youlmae Lee

How many of you have used PayPal’s mobile app to transfer money? How many of you have purchased on mobile online-commerce sites using PayPal? Paypal forecasts $3 billion in mobile-device payments in 2012.
The online payments service, which is owned by eBay, had projected last fall that it would process $1.5 billion in 2011. It [...]

Posted in Mobile Marketing, mobile news | Tagged apps, commerce, eBay, gomonews, mobile, Online, payment, paypal | Leave a comment

Mobile commerce: Meeting the consumer halfway?

Published on Friday, December 31st by Cian O' Sullivan

As 2010 – a year of booms, busts, mergers and consolidation – finally comes to a close, the mobile industry is already looking ahead to the potential opportunities for 2011. One trend that gathered momentum in 2010 and which looks to be further building support for next year is mobile commerce. For too long the mobile retail sector stayed virtually at a standstill. However, in the latter half of the year, and most notably in the run up to Christmas, mobile commerce began to take centre stage. Continue reading →

Posted in mobile money, mobile payments | Tagged Christmas, commerce, MEF, mobile commerce, mobile entertainment forum, rimma perelmuter | 1 Comment

Mobile advertising and marketing hot news: m-commerce, iAd and location

Published on Wednesday, December 15th by Cian O' Sullivan

Welcome to today’s round up of the best in mobile marketing and advertising stories from GoMo News! Mobile commerce could lead to an advertising explosion; iAd finally sees interactive ads hit iPad; Visa launches a location-based marketing app; and more… Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile money, mobile news | Tagged advertising, commerce, iAd, iPad, ivision, location, marketing, mobile, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, moolah media, SMS, visa | 2 Comments

Banks need to go mobile to improve customer opinion

Published on Friday, September 17th by Cian O' Sullivan

New research from digital agency YouGov has revealed that banks could hugely improve their customer’s opinions by launching mobile banking services. The study, commissioned by on-line financial services company Intelligent Enviroments, reveals that 25% of people aged between 18 and 34 would be more approving of their bank if they were offered mobile features. Continue reading →

Posted in mobile money, mobile news, mobile payments | Tagged banking, commerce, generation y, intelligent environments, mobile, Mobile Banking, mobile commerce, mobile finance, yougov | 1 Comment

Give us mobile shopping! Consumers want mobile commerce

Published on Tuesday, August 31st by Cian O' Sullivan

One of the most quickly growing areas of mobile technology is mobile shopping – where mobile services are used to make shoppers and retailers lives easier. The recent spate of mobile shopping releases seems to back this up, and today mobile commerce company Netsize has released survey results indicating that almost 95% of mobile professionals would use mobile shopping services. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Stats, mobile news, mobile shopping | Tagged commerce, mobile, mobile commerce, mobile shopping, more mobile relations, netsize, retail, shopping | Leave a comment

Mobile commerce: retailers need to catch up to consumers

Published on Wednesday, August 18th by Cian O' Sullivan

New research claims that retailers have fallen behind their consumers when it comes to mobile commerce. According to the study, over 4 million people visit retail websites via mobile every month in the UK – and retailers have yet to provide a sales channel to take advantage of this. Continue reading →

Posted in mobile money, mobile news, mobile shopping | Tagged AIME, commerce, IAB, IMRG, m-commerce, mobile, mobile money, mobile retail, mobile shopping, study, survey | 2 Comments

The best mobile advertising and marketing news: e-commerce, websites and digital

Published on Tuesday, August 3rd by Cian O' Sullivan

Here’s the GoMo News round-up of the best mobile marketing and advertising news. The mobile sector is attracting massive confidence from marketers, with Mullen creating a dedicated mobile division; marketers advised to re-train for mobile; and the entire town of Freeport being offered free mobile websites for merchants. Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile news | Tagged advertising, commerce, freeport, marketing, mediaHUB, mobile, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, MOWBI, mullen | 5 Comments

Mobile commerce is a country for young people

Published on Thursday, June 17th by Cian O' Sullivan

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has revealed new figures today, showing that mobile commerce is growing in Europe – and is being spurred on primarily by 18 – 34 year olds all across the continent. Continue reading →

Posted in mobile news, mobile payments | Tagged commerce, m-commerce, mma, mobile, mobile commerce, mobile marketing association, mobile payment, mobile transactions | 2 Comments

M-commerce moves: 20% of US adults use mobile commerce

Published on Wednesday, May 19th by Cian O' Sullivan

Using your mobile for basic financial transactions is taking off in a big way, according to research results released today. The Mobile Marketing Association and Luth Research claim that 1 in every 5 adults in the US use their phone for m-commerce. But how much of that is attributable just to mobile applications? Continue reading →